DK0673342T3 - Stacking apparatus and method reorienting product units along a generally helical path while being transported from a charging station to a reading station - Google Patents
Stacking apparatus and method reorienting product units along a generally helical path while being transported from a charging station to a reading stationInfo
- Publication number
- DK0673342T3 DK0673342T3 DK94903388.0T DK94903388T DK0673342T3 DK 0673342 T3 DK0673342 T3 DK 0673342T3 DK 94903388 T DK94903388 T DK 94903388T DK 0673342 T3 DK0673342 T3 DK 0673342T3
- Authority
- DK
- Denmark
- Prior art keywords
- product units
- station
- product
- paddles
- conveyor
- Prior art date
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
- B65G47/02—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors
- B65G47/04—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles
- B65G47/06—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines
- B65G47/08—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding
- B65G47/082—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding grouping articles in rows
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
- B65G47/02—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors
- B65G47/04—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles
- B65G47/06—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines
- B65G47/08—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding
- B65G47/084—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding grouping articles in a predetermined 2-dimensional pattern
- B65G47/086—Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from a single group of articles arranged in orderly pattern, e.g. workpieces in magazines spacing or grouping the articles during feeding grouping articles in a predetermined 2-dimensional pattern cubiform articles
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
- B65G47/22—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors
- B65G47/24—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles
- B65G47/248—Devices influencing the relative position or the attitude of articles during transit by conveyors orientating the articles by turning over or inverting them
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Attitude Control For Articles On Conveyors (AREA)
- Stacking Of Articles And Auxiliary Devices (AREA)
- Specific Conveyance Elements (AREA)
- Basic Packing Technique (AREA)
Abstract
A method and apparatus for stacking and conveying product units. The product units are conveyed on a conveyor from a loading station to an unloading station. The conveyor has a number of paddles extending therefrom where adjacent paddles define receptacles between them for holding the product units. The invention allows the products to be reoriented while being conveyed from the loading station to the unloading station so that the products arrive at the unloading station with the desired orientation. This eliminates separate steps and apparatuses for conveying and reorienting. The present invention does this by first loading at least one product unit into the product receptacles and conveying the product units along the longitudinal axis of the conveyor. The paddles are then reoriented along a generally helical line while the products are being conveyed from the loading station to the unloading station. The paddles are reoriented to a desired angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the conveyor. The product units are unloaded at the unloading station as a stack by removing the product units from a plurality of product receptacles. The paddles are then reoriented and returned to their original position as when they were loaded.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US99298792A | 1992-12-18 | 1992-12-18 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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DK0673342T3 true DK0673342T3 (en) | 1997-09-15 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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DK94903388.0T DK0673342T3 (en) | 1992-12-18 | 1993-12-02 | Stacking apparatus and method reorienting product units along a generally helical path while being transported from a charging station to a reading station |
Country Status (12)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US5474168A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0673342B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH08504730A (en) |
AT (1) | ATE156451T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU688747B2 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2151720C (en) |
DE (1) | DE69312964T2 (en) |
DK (1) | DK0673342T3 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2105618T3 (en) |
GR (1) | GR3024377T3 (en) |
MX (1) | MX9307988A (en) |
WO (1) | WO1994014685A2 (en) |
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1993
- 1993-12-02 JP JP6515171A patent/JPH08504730A/en active Pending
- 1993-12-02 AT AT94903388T patent/ATE156451T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1993-12-02 ES ES94903388T patent/ES2105618T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-12-02 EP EP94903388A patent/EP0673342B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-12-02 CA CA002151720A patent/CA2151720C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1993-12-02 AU AU57351/94A patent/AU688747B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1993-12-02 WO PCT/US1993/011670 patent/WO1994014685A2/en active IP Right Grant
- 1993-12-02 DK DK94903388.0T patent/DK0673342T3/en active
- 1993-12-02 DE DE69312964T patent/DE69312964T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1993-12-15 MX MX9307988A patent/MX9307988A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
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1995
- 1995-02-03 US US08/382,830 patent/US5474168A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1997
- 1997-08-07 GR GR970401890T patent/GR3024377T3/en unknown
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0673342B1 (en) | 1997-08-06 |
CA2151720C (en) | 1999-01-12 |
DE69312964T2 (en) | 1997-12-11 |
EP0673342A1 (en) | 1995-09-27 |
JPH08504730A (en) | 1996-05-21 |
AU5735194A (en) | 1994-07-19 |
WO1994014685A2 (en) | 1994-07-07 |
US5474168A (en) | 1995-12-12 |
DE69312964D1 (en) | 1997-09-11 |
MX9307988A (en) | 1994-08-31 |
ATE156451T1 (en) | 1997-08-15 |
WO1994014685A3 (en) | 1994-10-13 |
GR3024377T3 (en) | 1997-11-28 |
CA2151720A1 (en) | 1994-07-07 |
ES2105618T3 (en) | 1997-10-16 |
AU688747B2 (en) | 1998-03-19 |
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